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Nicole Simunovic

McMaster University
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Cited by 9652

Effect of early surgery after hip fracture on mortality and complications: systematic review and meta-analysis

N Simunovic, PJ Devereaux, S Sprague, GH Guyatt… - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Guidelines exist for the surgical treatment of hip fracture, but the effect of early
surgery on mortality and other outcomes that are important for patients remains unclear. We …

Lateral extra-articular tenodesis reduces failure of hamstring tendon autograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: 2-year outcomes from the STABILITY study …

…, K Pulsifer, M Mayer, N Simunovic… - … American journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Persistent anterolateral rotatory laxity after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstruction (ACLR) has been correlated with poor clinical outcomes and graft failure. …

Meta-analysis of navigation vs conventional total knee arthroplasty

BM Hetaimish, MM Khan, N Simunovic… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Navigated total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is promoted as a means to improve limb and prosthesis
alignment. This study involved a systematic review and meta-analysis for all randomized …

Efficacy of autologous platelet-rich plasma use for orthopaedic indications: a meta-analysis

U Sheth, N Simunovic, G Klein, F Fu, TA Einhorn… - JBJS, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: The recent emergence of autologous blood concentrates, such as platelet-rich
plasma, as a treatment option for patients with orthopaedic injuries has led to an extensive …

Barriers to screening for intimate partner violence

S Sprague, K Madden, N Simunovic, K Godin… - Women & …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Health care providers play a vital role in the detection of intimate partner violence
among their patients. Despite the recommendations for routine intimate partner violence …

Similar mortality rates in hip fracture patients over the past 31 years: A systematic review of RCTs

S Mundi, B Pindiprolu, N Simunovic… - Acta orthopaedica, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background Over 320,000 hip fractures occur in North America each year and they are
associated with a mortality rate ranging from 14% to 36% within 1 year of surgery. We assessed …

The learning curve for hip arthroscopy: a systematic review

DJ Hoppe, N Simunovic, M Bhandari, MR Safran… - … : The Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose The learning curve for hip arthroscopy is consistently characterized as “steep.” The
purpose of this systematic review was to (1) identify the various learning curves reported in …

[PDF][PDF] Changing physician behavior: what works

F Mostofian, C Ruban, N Simunovic… - Am J Manag …, 2015 - ajmc.s3.amazonaws.com
There is increasing recognition of the difficulty in translating research evidence and clinical
guidelines into practice, which has resulted in the development of many active dissemination …

Revision hip arthroscopy indications and outcomes: a systematic review

…, MJ Philippon, A Bedi, L Ye, N Simunovic… - … : The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To identify the indications and outcomes in patients undergoing revision hip
arthroscopy. Methods The electronic databases Embase, Medline, HealthStar, and PubMed were …

Over 90% of children and adolescents return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

…, RG Marx, D Peterson, N Simunovic… - Knee surgery, sports …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate the rate at which children and adolescent athletes return to sporting
activities after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Methods Three databases, …